A J HUDDLESTONE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07746915 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-08-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-10
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-05-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-25
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2011-09-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2011-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A J HUDDLESTONE LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-19
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    HUDDLESTONE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  21. 2011-08-19
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    HUDDLESTONE, Louise Clare appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUDDLESTONE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew John Huddlestone
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Louise Clare Huddlestone
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Louise Clare Huddlestoneceased 01/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Park Balk Farm
Womersley Road
Knottingley
WF11 0DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUDDLESTONE, Andrew John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-19
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HUDDLESTONE, Louise Clare→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-08-19
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/09/201123/08/2025

Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-22